• AJR Am J Roentgenol · Nov 1983

    CT diagnosis of unsuspected pneumothorax after blunt abdominal trauma.

    • S D Wall, M P Federle, R B Jeffrey, and C M Brett.
    • AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1983 Nov 1;141(5):919-21.

    AbstractReview of abdominal CT scans for evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma yielded 35 cases of pneumothorax, 10 of which had not been diagnosed before CT by clinical examination or plain radiographs. Of the 10 cases initially diagnosed on CT, seven required tube thoracostomy for treatment of the pneumothorax. CT detection of pneumothorax is especially important if mechanical assisted ventilation or general anesthesia is used. Demonstration of pneumothorax requires viewing CT scans of the upper abdomen (lower thorax) at lung windows in addition to the usual soft-tissue windows.

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